04-09-2008, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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UMG Says Throwing Away Promo CDs is Illegal
And some people wonder why RIAA and the big recording houses are hated...
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04-09-2008, 01:34 PM | #2 |
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This is a good example of why we should not protect our children too much: if they never hurt themselves then they never learn not to do dumb things, then they become Music Industry Executives. Chaos ensues.
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And just when I think that there's no good use for lawyers!
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04-11-2008, 03:44 AM | #6 |
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Well, if UMG wins, someone should file a lawsuit following rhadins path. This could be really fun. I would even donate a couple of dollars to help the cause
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04-11-2008, 10:34 AM | #7 | |
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I read an interesting story in our local paper this past week about the industry trying to dismiss a lawsuit it had filed against someone who, the industry discovered, was the wrong person -- the alleged violator was the defendant's adult daughter. At least in this case the defendant has a smart attorney who filed counterclaims, so even if the the primary suit is dismissed, the counterclaims remain. Ultimately it will depend on how ambitious the lawyer is whether the industry gets its comeuppance. |
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I hope they get it big time. They cannot just accuse people without due process and proper evidence. Let the industry pay for their strong arm tactics. They are violating our rights and they think it's OK. Well, it's not OK and never will be. They need to do this by the law which means evidence and due process.
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Last week one court held that even though the RIAA had sued the wrong person and had caused that person to rack up $30,000+ in legal fees, (a) the suit could be dismissed without prejudice (meaning the RIAA could sue this person again), (b) the victim's counterclaim was dismissed with prejudice (can't sue the RIAA on the same claim), and (c) the RIAA was not responsible for the victim's legal fees. Another court dismissed -- again without prejudice -- an RIAA suit against a homeless man and again didn't award the victim attorney's fees even though the court found that the RIAA had lied. I'm not familiar with the bases for the counterclaims in the lawsuits filed, but the dismissals indicate to me (a) big bucks matter, not right or wrong, in today's judicial system and (b) perhaps the defense attorneys are not creative enough. |
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